iTunes Match Now In Beta, Song Download Capable
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Last night, Apple released its upcoming iTunes Match as a beta to developers and the Internet is a-buzz with demos and information on what to expect with the new service.
One question that has been on everyone’s minds is – can songs be downloaded from iTunes’ cloud into your computer? The answer is yes.
Songs that exist in Apple’s iTunes music store will be streamed to your computer or iOS device. If the music store doesn’t have it, it will be uploaded to iCloud. So, albums that you’ve ripped from CD, downloaded from iTunes, or torrented from music sharing websites will all be instantly accessible and downloadable to another computer or your iPad.
You won’t have to burn CDs, put songs on jump drives or drag around an external hard drive anymore. You now have instant access to your entire iTunes library from any computer or iOS device you have your account linked to. So far, there is little confirmation as to whether Apple will let you actually download their master copy of songs in your library or if that feature is for streaming only.
Will Apple let you have a 256kbps, licensed copy, of an album you found for free on a blog? Additionally, it is unknown as of yet whether these files are only downloaded directly to iTunes, or if the song is accessible from your computer’s internal music file.
Below you will find a video from Insanely Great Mac demonstrating iTunes Match on a Mac and an iPhone.
